Disability Daily Podcast

May 30: Halderman v. Pennhurst filed (1974)

Transcript
Today we recognize the filing of Halderman v. Pennhurst State School and Hospital in 1974.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hospital - Disability Justice
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 29: Dr. Harold J. Conn

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Today we celebrate Deaf American agricultural bacteriologist Dr. Harold J. Conn!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Learn more:
Harold Conn
 
Conn, Harold J. | Gallaudet University Library Guide to Deaf Biographies and Index to Deaf Periodicals
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 28: Dorina de Gouvêa Nowill

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Today we honor blind Brazilian educator and advocate Dorina de Gouvêa Nowill!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Dorina Nowill's Google Doodle
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 27: Vincent Price

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Today we remember actor with COPD & Parkinson’s disease, Vincent Price!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Vincent Price
 
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 26: Moondog

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Today we celebrate blind composer & musician, Moondog!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Meet Moondog, a Blind Genius in Circus-Freak Clothing and a Great, Forgotten New Yorker
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 25: Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins

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Today we remember pianist & composer Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Blind Piano Prodigy Thomas Greene Bethune - White House Historical Association
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 24: Dr. Helen B. Taussig & Sue Thomas

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Today we remember Deaf cardiologist Dr. Helen Taussig & Deaf FBI agent & master lipreader Sue Thomas.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig
 
Meet The Real Sue Thomas
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 23: William “Dummy” Hoy

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Today we remember Deaf Major League Baseball player William “Dummy” Hoy who’s credited with helping to popularize the use of hand signals in baseball.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Learn more:
Who is Hoy? 
 
The History of William "Dummy" Hoy - A Deaf Baseball Player
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 22: Georgina Mumba & Barbara May Cameron

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Today we celebrate paraplegic Nigerian disability rights activist and polio survivor Georgina Mumba & indigenous, LGBTQ+, and HIV/AIDS activist Barbara May Cameron!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Learn more:
What Is Your Individual Disability Policy | Georgina Mumba | TEDxLusaka 
 
The Mis-Education — And Remarkable Triumph — Of Georgina Mumba 
 
On HIV and AIDS in Native American Communities and On Racism in Lesbian / Gay Communities,National Native American AIDS Prevention Center survey (Barbara May Cameron)
 
Barbara May Cameron — Yesterqueers
 
Barbara May Cameron's Google Doodle 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 21: Vanessa Castañeda Gill & Harilyn Rousso

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Today we celebrate neurodiversity champion Vanessa Castañeda Gill & disability rights activist and psychotherapist with cerebral palsy Harilyn Rousso!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Learn more:
Social Cipher: About Us
Vanessa Castañeda Gill, Founder of Social Cipher
An Interview with Harilyn Rousso 
Harilyn Rousso
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound